Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Jiri in India is the name of a plant defined with Polyalthia simiarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Guatteria simiarum Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thomson (among others).

2) Jiri in Nigeria is also identified with Stereospermum kunthianum.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Indica (1855)
· Taxon (1975)
· Flore Forestière de la Cochinchine (1880)
· Linnaea (1832)
· Genera Plantarum (1862)
· The Flora of British India (1872)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jiri, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jīri : (aor. of jirati) became old; decayed.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jiri (जिरि).—5 P. (jiriṇoti) To kill, hurt.

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Jīri (जीरि).—[jīryati jṝ -bā° rik] Ved. A man. -f. Quick or flowing water; प्र जीरयः सिस्रते सध्र्य (pra jīrayaḥ sisrate sadhrya) 1 क् पृथक् (k pṛthak) Ṛgveda 2.17.3.

Derivable forms: jīriḥ (जीरिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiri (जिरि).—r. 5th cl. but restricted to the Vedas (jiriṇoti) To injure, wound or kill. svā-pa-saka-seṭ . ayaṃ vaidikadhātuḥ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiri (जिरि).—ii. 5, jiriṇu, [Parasmaipada.] To hurt.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jīri (जीरि).—1. ([masculine] or [feminine]) quick or flowing water.

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Jīri (जीरि).—2. [feminine] old age.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jiri (जिरि):—[class] 5. [Parasmaipada] riṇoti ([Pāṇini 8-2, 78; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) to hurt, [Dhātupāṭha xxvii, 31] (cf. ciri.)

2) Jīri (जीरि):—[from jīra] 1. jīri mf. quick or flowing water, 17, 3; [iii, ix].

3) [from jīra] 2. jīri f. old age, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa xxv, 17, 3.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jiri (जिरि):—(na, ra) jiriṇoti 5. a. To injure, restricted to the vedas.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jiri in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jiri (ಜಿರಿ):—[noun] that which is reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear or neglect.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+4): Jiria, Jirige, Jirigebella, Jirigegenasu, Jirigehuli, Jirigemavu, Jirigerajanna, Jirigesale, Jirigesanna, Jirigesannakki, Jirihanga, Jirika, Jiriki, Jirikiti, Jirile, Jirim, Jiring, Jiring tupai, Jiringa, Jiringinu.

Ends with (+11): Abjiri, Ajiri, Anjiri, Banjiri, Dumma bhejiri, Hajiri, Harita-manjiri, Hijiri, Janjiri, Jimjiri, Kalenjiri, Kali Jiri, Kali-jiri, Kalijiri, Khanjiri, Kijnjiri, Kojiri, Ladjiri, Lajjiri, Laram ajjiri.

Full-text: Kali Jiri, Ciri, Kali-jiri, Jirati.

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